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Roy Plomley's castaway is film critic Dilys Powell.

Luxury: Paper and pencils

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Mon 21 Jan 195713:10
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Music Played

  • Burl Ives

    Lord Randall

  • Frédéric Chopin - Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42

    Soloist: Dinu Lipatti

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata for the First Day of Christmas

    Choir: Soloists of the Akademie Kammerchor Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Shrovetide Fair (from Petrushka)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • Claude Debussy

    Prélude à l'après midi d'un faune

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • Jordan Bentley

    Pass The Football

    • Wonderful Town.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain

    Soloist: Clifford Curzon Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra

  • Dylan Thomas

    Fern Hill

    Artist: Richard Burton

  • Luxury Choice

    • Paper and pencils

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDilys Powell

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  • Mon 21 Jan 195713:10
    Home Service

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